The Butkus Award, given annually to the nation’s top linebacker, has released its watchlist ahead of the 2022 season.
Georgia football’s Jamon Dumas-Johnson is named on the list. The sophomore will take over the inside linebacker spot left by NFL draftee and 2021 Butkus Award winner, Nakobe Dean.
Dumas-Johnson would become the third UGA linebacker to win the award since 2017 (Dean, Roquan Smith).